2019— |
Senior Technical Advisor of Temperate Asia Region & Associate Director of Wildlife Health Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York. |
2018— 2019 |
Science and technical adviser for Inner Asia region, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York. |
2006—2018 |
Ecohealth and conservation adviser,
Western and Central Asia, Wildlife Conservation Society, New York. |
1995—2005 |
Director of the Mammal and Veterinary Departments, National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC), Taif, Saudi Arabia. Program manager for the conservation of the Arabian oryx. Chief veterinarian for zoological collections and field veterinary interventions |
2000—2004 |
Lecturer: ecophysiology for master students — Université
Claude Bernard-Lyon 1, France; data collection and wildlife monitoring
for rangers and field biologists — Training Center for Conservation
of Natural Resources, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
1999—2004 |
Biologist: study of the ecology and physiology of desert
ungulates (Arabian oryx and sand gazelle). Grantee of the National Geographic
Society and the Columbus Zoo, Ohio, USA. |
1996—2002 |
Field consultant (NCWCD, Saudi Arabia; RSCN, Jordan; IUCN,
Niger) |
1993—1994 |
Avian veterinarian, NWRC, Taif, Saudi Arabia |
1991—1992 |
Veterinary assistant, France |
January 2006 |
PhD thesis in ecophysiology (“Ecophysiological adjustments
of antelopes to desert environments”) — University Claude
Bernard-Lyon 1, France. Supervisors: Hervé Barré and Joseph
B. Williams (Ohio State University) |
2000 |
Certificate of wildlife chemical immobilisation —
University of Pretoria, South Africa |
1996 |
Doctorate in veterinary science with award — National
Veterinary School of Lyon, France |
1992 |
Advanced certificates in virology and immunology—
University Claude Bernard-Lyon 1, France |
1991 |
Veterinary diploma — National Veterinary School
of Lyon, France |
1986 |
Scientific baccalaureate with award — Paris, France |